The keynote speaker for the 2019 Colloquium for Women of Indiana University is Tan Kheng Hua, a well-known and respected award-winning actress/producer from Singapore. Kheng has most recently been seen in the Warner Brothers movie adaptation of Singapore-born Kevin Kwan's best selling novel, Crazy Rich Asians, where she plays Kerry Chu, the mother of protagonist Rachel Chu played by Constance Wu.  

She can also be seen in Netflix’s Original Series Marco Polo, playing the Empress Dowager. Her upcoming projects include the HBO Asia/Astro Shaw movie The Garden of Evening Mists, which has garnered nine Taipei Golden Horse Award nominations and will be released to cinemas in 2020.

She is a proud 1986 graduate of IU's O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.  

About the event:

The 2019 Colloquium for Women of Indiana University provides opportunities for women to engage in and familiarize themselves with educational programs and facilities at IU Bloomington by introducing them to distinguished faculty, alumnae, students and speakers of national and international renown.